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James and the Giant Peach
A Children's Story
by Roald Dahl
ISBN: 0679880909
ISBN-13: 9780679880905
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Roald Dahl’s creepy classic follows the path of many beloved children’s books: talking creatures, escape from mean adults, and wild adventures. After being orphaned at the age of 4, James Henry Trotter goes to live with his only other relatives, the horrific Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge. The aunts force James to do all the work around the house, never give him treats, and refuse to let him play with other children. One day a mysterious stranger gives James some magical crystals, which James accidentally drops underneath a dormant peach tree. By the next morning, the tree has sprouted a peach as big as a house. When James investigates, he finds the giant peach inhabited by friendly talking insects, who share his hatred of his aunts. With a little ingenuity, they escape in the peach, experiencing a series of terrifying, fabulous adventures.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Published date: 1996
Size: 6.25 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds
Ages: 4 to 6
Pages: 126
Synopses
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
Publisher's Notes
Roald Dahl's children's classic will be rediscovered with wonder and delight in this handsome gift edition with all-new black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Honor Book artist Lane Smith (who also designed the characters for the Disney animated film). How James escapes from his miserable life with two nasty aunts and becomes a hero to his new insect family, including Miss Spider, the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the Centipede (with his 21 pairs of gorgeous boots), is Dahl-icious fantasy at its best.
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James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, Roald
Knopf Books for Young Readers. Hardcover. 0679880909 some staining . Fair. ( more information) Offered by Fred Nocito (United States)
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James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story
Dahl, Roald
Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1996 Later Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good to Very Good. Illus. by Smith, Lane. ( more information) Offered by BookTown USA (United States)
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James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, Roald
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Quarter bound in brown cloth. Clean, tight and unmarked. 9th printing. Illustrated endpapers. 126 pp. Illustrations by Lane Smith. Dust jacket, lightly rubbed at tips, in new mylar cover.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. ( more information) Offered by Turn-The-Page Books (United States)
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James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996-03-19. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Thus, special edition by Fish, Slight wear to heel and head of spine, corners have light bumps, binding tight, pages clean, no PO markings, some discoloration along edges of boards, Dust Jacket has slight wear to edges, is not price clipped, covered in Mylar for protection. ( more information) Offered by BecLyn Books (United States)
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James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, Roald
NY: Knopf, 1996. First edition thus. Hard Cover. Fine in Fine DJ. Re-issue of Dahl's first book for children, orig. published in 1961. Black & white illustrations by Lane Smith. ( more information) Offered by Old Algonquin Books (United States)
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James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story
Dahl, Roald; Bennett, Jill
Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1996. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 9.6 x 6.3 x 0.7 Inches. ( more information) Offered by Turn of the Century (United States)
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James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, Roald
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996 Hardcover. Sound, clean & very nice copy, hint of edgewear. Jacket is bright & clean, light rubbing/edgewear, not price clipped.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Lane Smith. 8vo. ( more information) Offered by The Book Women (United States)
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James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, Roald
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. The 1996 gift edition of the 1961 original with new illustrations by the Caldecott Honor Book artist. Second printing of the first thus. No markings or writing inside but front board has some marks or bumps at the bottom edge. Dj has bar code but no price listed. Minor bumping and rubbing but still bright and clean. 126 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Smith, Lane. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by j. vint books (United States)
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James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, Roald
New York: Knopf, 1996. First printing. 126 pp. Black and white illustrations. No writing or marks. Boards are clean.Spine and corners bumped. Dust jacket is not price clipped, slight edge wear.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Smith, Lane. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by CyberSmith Books (United States)
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Dahl, Roald
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 19-Mar-1996. Hardcover. NEW. Brand new item. Over 4 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: U20081006211739G ( more information) Offered by A1Books (United States)
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Dahl, Roald
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Dahl, Roald
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James and The Giant Peach: A Children's Story
Dahl, Roald
Alfred Knopf, 1996. (2d, BOMC Selection) 126 pages. (Special Edition Brought to You by Goldfish--decal on front) DJ has light crease at top front near tip and near bottom back tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.. BOMC Selection. Very Fine/Near Very Fine. Illus. by Smith, Lane. ( more information) Offered by Callaghan Books South (United States)
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Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996-03-19. Hardcover. New. Brand New. In Stock. Order Now. Ship from CA, IN, PA, OR, TN and FL. Over 600,000 CD/DVD, Books and bibles. Free tracking with every order. ( more information) Offered by *** www.HarvardBooksellers.com *** (United States)
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Knopf Books for Young Readers. Hardcover. 0679880909 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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